dozens of other stories Parky, say the same thing .. also the us, in this case the GOP as mentioned also spent millions at trump hotels.
https://www.forbes.com/sites/saradorn/2022/11/14/foreign-officials-spent-750000-at-trumps-dc-hotel-while-lobbying-us-government-lawmakers-say/?sh=5f10055b1f5aBREAKING
Foreign Officials Spent $750,000 At Trump’s D.C. Hotel While Lobbying U.S. Government, Lawmakers Say
TOPLINE Officials from six foreign governments spent more than $750,000 in a matter of months on stays at former President Donald Trump’s Washington hotel as they sought to influence Trump’s foreign policy decisions, according to newly released documents, the latest revelations about the financial benefits the former president’s businesses appeared to reap during his time in office.
Government officials from China, Malaysia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Turkey and the United Arab Emirates spent exorbitant amounts at the Trump-owned property from the end of 2017 through mid-2018, documents obtained from Trump’s former accounting firm, Mazars USA, and released Monday by the House Oversight Committee show.
Former Malaysia Prime Minister Najib Razak and his entourage spent at least $259,724 at the hotel when they were in town for Razak’s September 2017 White House visit, at the same time Razak was under investigation by the Department of Justice for an alleged money laundering scheme, the documents show.
Officials from Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates spent at least $164,929 at the hotel in 2017 and 2018, at the same time that the two countries lobbied Trump for support over their decision to sever diplomatic ties with Qatar, according to the documents.
Republican lobbyists working on behalf of the six countries, “some operating illegally without registering as foreign agents,” also spent “tens of thousands more” at the hotel over the same time period, Committee Chair Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-N.Y.) wrote in a letter to the National Archives and Records Administration seeking additional documents as the committee eyes legislative action to prevent future conflicts of interest.
The documents offer a snapshot of the $3.75 million the committee estimates foreign officials spent over three years at Trump’s hotel in Washington—a practice Maloney said calls into question “the extent to which President Trump was guided by his personal financial interest while in office.”
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